Review: 76324 Spider-Man vs. Oscorp
Posted by CapnRex101,
Considering its central role in many Spider-Man stories, it seems strange that Oscorp has never been represented in the modern Marvel Super Heroes range. 76324 Spider-Man vs. Oscorp is therefore welcome and seems fun, albeit quite lacking in detail.
Apart from Oscorp, this set contains two other buildings and links to 76311 Miles Morales vs. the Spot and 76317 Peter Parker's Apartment, forming part of a smaller and more affordable modular street, which is a nice idea. Also, the minifigure selection includes a number of characters rarely, if ever, seen in LEGO form!
Summary
76324 Spider-Man vs. Oscorp, 808 pieces.
£119.99 / $139.99 / €129.99 | 14.9p/17.3c/16.1c per piece.
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Spider-Man vs. Oscorp promises a lot, but fails to deliver
- Plenty of functions
- Buildings look fine from outside
- Some great minifigures, especially Green Goblin
- Oscorp is underwhelming
- Seriously lacking in detail
- Few configuration options
- Several lacklustre minifigures
- Overpriced
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
Minifigures
Spider-Man received an update in 2021 and the same minifigure appears here. I would like to see more different suits for Spider-Man, but I cannot deny that this is a splendid iteration of his classic red and blue garb. The printed arms in particular are great and the designs on the torso and head capture all the necessary details.
However, this figure sometimes has dual-moulded legs, so their absence is frustrating. Spider-Woman suffers from the same problem, given her minifigure debuted with dual-moulded black and white legs in 76309 Spider-Man vs. Venom Muscle Car earlier this year, but is now simpler, even in an expensive set costing £119.99, $139.99 or €129.99.
I realise budgets can result in compromises, but when executed properly, those compromises should not be immediately obvious to fans, as they are for this Spider-Woman figure. Even so, the quality of white printing on her suit looks reasonable and I like this double-sided head, with friendly and angry expressions.
Miles Morales is another character whose past minifigures sometimes featured dual-moulded legs, so this figure could be better. I like the dark red hooded jacket over his black and red suit though, re-using elements introduced in 2021, as this version of Miles Morales was created for the January wave in 2021, exactly like Peter Parker's Spider-Man.
The same applies to Ghost Spider. Again, this is a good minifigure and I love the pink accents on her shoulders in particular, but an expensive set like this one really warrants fresh costumes for some of the heroes or perhaps a new web-slinger entirely, many of whom have yet to appear in LEGO form, even in the upcoming Across the Spider-Verse Collectable Minifigures series.
One of the new web elements is provided, able to wrap around a minifigure, as shown below. There is also a web strand on the model itself, but more accessories are needed in a set with four web-slingers, plus Venom, so I wish the standard web pack was provided.
I find it remarkable that Norman Osborn has not appeared in minifigure form since 2003, as a shirtless figure with a yellow torso in 4851 Spider-Man and Green Goblin - The Origins! Clearly, there have been changes since and Norman makes clever use of pieces from Harry Potter sets on this occasion, notably including a double-sided head created for Arthur Weasley.
The friendly smile and frustrated expression look excellent; the latter reflecting Norman's other identity as the Green Goblin. Spider-Man's arch nemesis appears regularly in LEGO form and most minifigures take inspiration from his classic comic appearance. This armoured design from the recent Ultimate Universe comics therefore makes a welcome change.
The colour combination of green and purple is attractive, as ever, with yellow and metallic silver accents adding extra detail. The purple hood piece looks perfect too, originating from NINJAGO sets. Moreover, the villain's trademark pumpkin bombs have been updated with new printing and the flames are now removable, showing even more detail on the back. Two of these bombs are included.
Spider-Man has an incredible variety of enemies, so it is a shame that LEGO has become so focused on Venom, Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus recently. Kraven the Hunter makes a lovely change, nine years after his only past appearance in 76057 Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge Battle, which remains one of the best Marvel Super Heroes sets.
I like Kraven's classic lion jacket and fur collar, although the decision to give him gloves is odd because he rarely uses them in comics or other forms of media. Regardless, a greater issue is the lack of leg decoration, which the earlier minifigure did include. Furthermore, re-using Doctor Strange's head is a bit disappointing. The stern expression works, but Kraven needs an angry face too.
Eddie Brock consists wholly of existing parts, but as with Norman Osborn, I think the designer has chosen those elements well. The double-sided head was originally produced for the Winter Soldier, but suits Eddie, as does the generic torso, introduced in 76430 Hogwarts Castle Owlery. However, this figure's most interesting feature is obviously Venom emerging from his back, like we see in the recent Venom movies.
The Completed Model
LEGO designers often mention that children enjoy vehicles, even in location-based sets, so a bike is included for Miles Morales. The design is quite basic, but reflects Spider-Man's vehicle from 76275 Motorcycle Chase: Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock. I suppose that consistency may be a strength in some respects, but I would prefer a more distinctive bike for each character.
On the other hand, the trans-light blue lightning bolts on the back are striking and the dark red and black colours suit Miles. Also, the stud shooters are integrated well, although posing Miles nicely is tricky because his hands cannot actually grip the handlebars.
Despite the set's name, the Oscorp building forms part of a bigger street and comprises only around half of the total pieces. Personally, I would have favoured a stronger focus on Oscorp, but I like the idea of multiple interconnected buildings and their style is definitely believable for New York City, sandwiching a modern skyscraper between 20th century structures.
The buildings are linked using Technic pins, so they are designed to be swapped around and combined with 76311 Miles Morales vs. the Spot and 76317 Peter Parker's Apartment. These combinations between multiple sets are always fun, but there are surprisingly few options with these four modules, partly since you cannot really move floors around without modifications.
Construction begins with the corner module and Eddie's apartment with a convenience store underneath, so this review follows the same order. I think these two work effectively together, with the corner section dividing the apartment building from its larger neighbours, which looks appropriate to me, as this probably belongs on a side street, relative to Oscorp.
This structure is extremely simple, using 1x6x5 wall panels on the sides, which provide limited scope for detail. However, I like the air conditioning unit and window box outside Eddie's home and the camera webbed to the wall is a neat addition, able to fit in any of the various 1x1 bricks with Technic axle holes found throughout the set.
The ground-level Mini Mart definitely lives up to its name, including just two shelves and a tiny counter. There is hardly enough space for a figure to stand behind the counter and they would look much too tall there anyway, so I am not sure why the counter was included at all. A couple of extra shop displays would have been a better use of the limited room available.
Eddie Brock's apartment is equally small, but contains some fun details inspired by the Venom movies, such as one of the character's pet chickens. Additionally, the computer shows a group chat between Venom, Anti-Venom and a green Symbiote I assume to be Toxin, all agreeing on their disdain for Spider-Man. A stickered dart board is included as well, with Spidey's face in the centre.
The corner module features a yellow traffic light, a dumpster and a cardboard box with a Daily Bugle newspaper on top. It is interesting to see the dumpster included, as the same detail has appeared in the larger Marvel modular buildings. Mixing the two scales would need substantial changes, as these buildings would be absolutely tiny adjoining the likes of 76178 Daily Bugle.
Inside the bin is a pink can, which again seems like a potential reference to the main modular series, as similar cans have appeared in those sets. Furthermore, the printed newspaper was introduced in 76178 Daily Bugle, as one in a pack of sixteen tiles. Three papers are distributed around this set and they are packed as normal this time, rather than grouped together.
Oscorp Tower is a major location in Spider-Man's history and one deserving of a much bigger and more architecturally distinctive model, in my opinion. This version is instead rather blocky, which makes it easier to connect to other buildings, but still seems like a missed opportunity to me, even considering possible limitations at this scale.
That being said, I like the angular details on the exterior, including around the entrance and the windows further up the tower. The door slides smoothly along a track, which works well enough, although the door being offset bothers me. I think a revolving door would be more enjoyable and there is ample space for one.
The screen above the entrance is quite frustrating too. While I love the 'Green Goblin override' design, there is no standard screen to swap out for this one, unfortunately. However, the many attachment points for Green Goblin's glider are useful, using the curved support found in lots of Super Heroes sets.
A large sticker forms the Oscorp sign, which is never ideal. The trans-bright green lights above and below are splendid though, complementing the stripes around the tower and the sign itself. These accents obviously allude to Norman Osborn's other identity, emerging through his choice of decor!
The web strand hanging down the front forms part of another function, as turning a dial on the roof causes it to swing back and forth. Such features have rarely appeared in Spider-Man sets, which surprises me because it is a lot of fun and could be integrated into any tall structure.
There is no proper rooftop to accommodate the swinging feature, also giving easier access to the top floor. The antenna looks good though, continuing those green accents and including a steering wheel piece, which is ideal for attaching minifigures in various dynamic poses.
The foyer is shockingly sparse, containing a simple desk and a fire extinguisher. I suppose the ubiquitous Marvel Super Heroes fire extinguisher is a nice touch, but there could have been so much more detail included, such as the façade of a lift, a few seats in a waiting area or perhaps a television screen, similar to features in 76178 Daily Bugle.
The laboratory on the floor above fares better. Again, there is definitely space for further detail, although the microscope and spider are a fine start. Presumably this is the spider that fatefully bit Peter Parker and the other Spider-People, irradiated following experiments at Oscorp.
Oscorp has managed to acquire a Symbiote sample, though it does not seem terribly secure in the laboratory. Pushing the red button above this tendril causes the wall and the screen outside to explode, thereby releasing the creature to bond with anyone passing by, such as Eddie Brock.
The top two levels are reserved for Norman Osborn's personal use, assembling his glider and lethal pumpkin bombs. LEGO has produced many versions of the glider and this is among my favourites, using curved wedge slopes to give it sharp edges. Moreover, the green accents are striking and I like how the glider is displayed, mounted on a clip.
Again though, the area reserved for developing the pumpkin bombs is very sparse. The flame with a flask suspended above looks good, in keeping with the green theme, but a computer or stickered blueprints would add some visual interest. Also, I have to note how comically obvious Norman's secret laboratory is from the outside, but that is all part of the fun!
Norman's office makes better use of space than the floors below, featuring a desk and a booth for the character's transformation to the Green Goblin. Twisting the antenna switches from one minifigure to the other and both sides of the turning platform are identical, so the transformation is pretty much seamless.
I like the stickered panels around the transformation booth, with a minifigure hand scanner on one. The computer on Norman's desk displays the same Green Goblin override as the screen outside and another Daily Bugle newspaper is also included, again returning from 76178 Daily Bugle. Fittingly, this paper records the Green Goblin's exploits in Times Square.
The final building houses a jewellery shop on the ground floor, with Miles Morales' apartment above. The tan and dark red colour combination looks superb and I like the dark blue window frames, matching between the two floors. However, the red Technic parts on the side are quite conspicuous, when they could have been easily disguised.
Turning the lever on the jeweller's breaks the window, hence the scattered trans-clear pieces representing shattered glass on the ground. The name of the shop is an obvious reference to Marvel and the foundation year is a nice detail too, as 1964 was the year of Green Goblin and Kraven's debut appearances.
I like the modern security camera outside, using a trans-black 1x1 dome, which is new in this colour. The same technique will shortly appear in 76300 Arkham Asylum. The stack of papers forming a connection point on the side is clever, topped with a third Daily Bugle 2x2 tile.
The black fire hydrant outside the jewellery store is correctly coloured for New York City, but its placement is wrong because the fez element on top is wider than a brick, so it conflicts with the wall. This is easily fixed, but I have encountered a couple of instances like this in 2025, the other being in 40786 Micro Command Centre, so I think it is worth noting.
Moving inside, the jewellery shop is quite spacious and more detailed than many rooms in the set. The counter with a cash register on top is nice and I like the smashed case around one of the jewels, stolen by Kraven the Hunter. However, just one 2x2x2 dome is actually included, so you will need your own pieces to repair the gemstone display.
The apartment above belongs to Miles Morales, according to the set description. Once again, I find this space a little more detailed than others, particularly inside Oscorp. The bed and fan on the floor look excellent and Miles' art supplies are a welcome inclusion, though it seems strange that he would paint himself. Moreover, this sticker does not capture Miles' usual graffiti style.
Another of those red Technic switches opens a trapdoor in the roof, with room to place Spider-Gwen on this door to recreate her hanging from the ceiling in the Spider-Verse animated films. Like so many functions in the set, this is not bad, but a few more parts could have avoided the need for a bulky trapdoor, replacing it with a more compact Technic mechanism.
Nevertheless, the hatch on the roof is integrated well, underneath a black 6x8 slope. Gwen or any other character can lie down under the slope and will be completely hidden away until the trapdoor is activated. The rooftop area beside the hatch is empty though, which is a shame.
Overall
76324 Spider-Man vs. Oscorp is better in concept than it is in execution, unfortunately. Though the minifigure selection, functions and architectural details are generally fine, all could be much improved and you can clearly feel the effects of a presumably strict budget. Most of the interiors genuinely seem unfinished, to the point of absurdity in certain cases.
There are certainly some strengths of note, as the upper floors of Oscorp and Miles' apartment are fairly well-designed, as are Norman Osborn and his alter ego, but that is not nearly enough for a set costing £119.99, $139.99 or €129.99. Personally, I would have dropped one of the two smaller buildings to focus on Oscorp Tower, hopefully improving the centrepiece of this set.
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Thanks for the a great review! Although the set sounds as expected.
Hearing about this set was so much more exciting than seeing it announced.
Totally disappointed in this one. I was hoping for something similar to 76178 Daily Bugle, but this is really poor in comparison. The only way Lego could get me was to include Electro minifg, but they decided not to, so my wallet can rest easy.
for 90, no one would have to mention the price at all. 140 is insane
OsCorp has seen better days. These Green Goblin Gigs ruined the company.
Seeing this set announced, my eye like many others I would expect, was immediately caught by the Oscorp sign - glowing green and cutting edge tech-stylie. Oh I thought, how is that done? Too detailed for brick-built and surely too big to be a sticker!
......and low and behold! An enormous sticker.
I generally don't mind too much about stickers, but large ones are tricky (air bubbles, exact placement etc) and this one is a WHOPPER!
I wonder if anyone can say the largest sticker ever encountered?
So humdrum figs in a clearly overpriced and sparsely detailed model, hiding behind flashy stickers. No thanks. Exactly the antithesis of the best of models tournament we've been reading about recently.
overwhelmingly underwhelming Oscorp building.
@beatnik you called me 7994 ?
Reminds me of 31141, the largest of a system, but probably the least interesting example. Superhero sets have needed more locations, but if this is what the result of that is, it's quite disappointing.
Feels like this would definitely have been improved if they’d left out the two side buildings and put their all into just the Oscorp tower
@watcher21 said:
" @beatnik you called me 7994 ?"
Oh yeah of course..... .the CARGO SHIPS :o)
It all seems a bit bland and simplistic. Like, too much even for the target audience. Disappointing.
The pumpkin flames being a hairpiece now is excellent news! I don't know why they ever had them permanently affixed when they had such potential as a minifigure topper.
I don't usually think many minifigures "need" dual-molding, or even leg printing in a lot of cases, but Julia Carpenter's costume just doesn't look right without dual-molded arms and legs. As it is, there's too little white, and it throws off the colour balance.
I think the green guy in Eddie's group chat is meant to be a simplified Goblin, the eye and mouth shapes are similar to those of this set's minifigure version.
@beatnik said:
"I wonder if anyone can say the largest sticker ever encountered?"
The largest one I've personally seen was the tech specs plaque from a UCS Star Wars set.
At the surface this one seems like a must-have: first time for an Oscorp building, Kraven the hunter returning, Norman Osborn figure, and a lot of Spiderman world building.
But when you look under the surface like this review did, all I saw was many reused parts for anticipated characters, a bare bones interior, and an admittedly intriguing facade that unfortunately lacks any real substance.
And to top it all off, they expect people to pay $140 for it. After seeing the review, I wouldn't buy it at half the price! Go on a shopping spree and buy 3-5 other Spiderman sets (even retired ones!) for the price of this mess.
I'm pretty sure that image of Miles is a homage to Ultimate Spider-Man Comics 1 (2011), one of his earliest cover appearances.
Looks like the kind of buildings and interiors you would have got in 1994 for 40 bucks (85 now for "inflation")
Actually though other than some stickers I think the interiors are lamer than the 90s!
@8BrickMario said:
"The pumpkin flames being a hairpiece now is excellent news! I don't know why they ever had them permanently affixed when they had such potential as a minifigure topper."
...and I hope these pieces will be available on PAB as I could see multiple interesting uses.
Before the larger modular scale Avengers Tower, the smaller 76166 was everywhere, and when it's clearance season came along the price was low enough to snag a few extra. I feel like this Oscorp Tower may follow that same pattern, and while there is no guarantee we'll get a larger modular version, I can do quite a lot with a few extra copies of this set, once clearance season follows it's end of line.
You know your multi billion dollar business is in trouble when you can only afford a facade of it.
One of the most uninspiring sets of the last decade, looks like it takes about 15 minutes to build, every set at around that price at Lego.com is vastly overpriced, really poor value.
I like this set, but not a lot. Totally agree with this review's analysis of it: better in concept than in execution. Also overpriced like almost every licensed set these days.
I think kids will like it (the smaller kids). I don’t.
It looks so boring and plain and infantile. The builds and interiors are lackluster and become sort of interesting only by the use of stickers.
The minifig selection is poor and contains the same old super spider people again and again. I also believe that this version of the Green Goblin isn’t a villain in the comics but does heroic stuff (so i’ve heard).
I don’t like this set and will not be buying it
The benign face on Osborn checks out, it's been a while since he was a bad guy. He's been a helpful employer and ally of Spider-Man for a few years now, aware of Peter's secret identity, and even trucked around as a heroic version of the Goblin for a little bit. It's unlikely that it'll stick, but then, that's what we said of Rogue, Magneto, Juggernaut and Emma Frost, and they seem to have made it work.
Then again, it's also what we said of Sabretooth, Mystique, Sabretooth, Apocalypse, Deathstrike, Sabretooth and Sabretooth. Maybe don't get your hopes up too much.
@Schmopiesdad said:
" @8BrickMario said:
"The pumpkin flames being a hairpiece now is excellent news! I don't know why they ever had them permanently affixed when they had such potential as a minifigure topper."
...and I hope these pieces will be available on PAB as I could see multiple interesting uses."
I almost wonder if the change was made because they wanted a Build-a-Minifigure design with flames (maybe this Halloween?) and needed to have the piece separate to balance the system so you'd be fairly getting a separate head and headgear/hair piece out of all figure combinations, or else perhaps it was just that whatever rationale existed for affixing the flames was reassessed and dismissed. Alternatively, they're making a minidoll of Disney's Hades and wanted to reuse the flames they already had and that would ask for it to be a multi-purpose element. Lots of possibilities.
Makes one wonder: Given the price of $140, would two of these sets offer similar value to the Daily Bugle, which retails for $350?
@8BrickMario said:
" @Schmopiesdad said:
" @8BrickMario said:
"The pumpkin flames being a hairpiece now is excellent news! I don't know why they ever had them permanently affixed when they had such potential as a minifigure topper."
...and I hope these pieces will be available on PAB as I could see multiple interesting uses."
I almost wonder if the change was made because they wanted a Build-a-Minifigure design with flames (maybe this Halloween?) and needed to have the piece separate to balance the system so you'd be fairly getting a separate head and headgear/hair piece out of all figure combinations, or else perhaps it was just that whatever rationale existed for affixing the flames was reassessed and dismissed. Alternatively, they're making a minidoll of Disney's Hades and wanted to reuse the flames they already had and that would ask for it to be a multi-purpose element. Lots of possibilities."
The rationale for making it part of the head is pretty clear, the original element is very very thin. Why this was done is a different question. Realistically this new version is a practically a new mould, the sides and front are very different to the original version, but I haven't been able to compare it from every angle. Regardless, this is how it should have been done from the beginning.
Thank you, Brickset, for making some classic / vintage reviews from 20 year old sets! I don't recall this from 2005, but it's soon clear why it didn't catch my attention back then, now reading through your review, Capn. It's clearly designed in a very basic fashion with no creative surprises whatsoever. The sparse interior is definitely not to todays standards and Lego evolved a lot with nice designs and creative usage of bricks throughout the past decades. Some 1990's sets are clearly better designed than this set and I'm very happy that Lego did evolve so much in the past 20 years. The minifigs are way too basic and compared to 2025 standards with lots of leg & hip printing, arm printing, dual moulds, it's very interesting to see the much lower quality in 2005. Fortunately, Lego is now in the position with their massive Billion Dollar profit to deliver what kids, collectors and fans deserve. And this set is simply a foot note on their way to deliver truly the best playsets possible. Thanks for the nostalgic flashback and we should all be happy to live in 2025!
I mean, I think this pairs nicely with 60469
@dudebrick said:
"I mean, I think this pairs nicely with 60469"
And 6566 Brick Bank. It seems to be about the same amount of effort but with a higher PPP (and PP).
I feel bad for this set/designer. I think on paper this set should have been an absolute win but it’s just tried to be too many things at once - loads of play potential, multiple marvel locations, storytelling opportunities all for below £120. I think they just bit off more they can chew and every section has just been left lacking.
Ironically, I think the Peter Parker’s Apartmenr set releasing at the same time is much more successful and I would have loved to have seen this set getting as many things right as that set does; it feels like minimal things but the slightly more packed out interior and less reliance on stickers and large pieces in the apartment would have made a huge difference to this set in my opinion.
While I like sets designed to be connected in a modular fashion, connecting this or 76317 to 76311 is a bit funny, considering that 76311 isn't in the same universe.
Amazing set with awful price.
Seriously it's sickning.
Also I dont understand why you said it's "Seriously lacking in detail" It has details in places that are important. All that matters.
Imo the Miles Room should have been standalone set next year.
So happy about that flame piece being removable!
@Heriol said:
" @8BrickMario said:
" @Schmopiesdad said:
" @8BrickMario said:
"The pumpkin flames being a hairpiece now is excellent news! I don't know why they ever had them permanently affixed when they had such potential as a minifigure topper."
...and I hope these pieces will be available on PAB as I could see multiple interesting uses."
I almost wonder if the change was made because they wanted a Build-a-Minifigure design with flames (maybe this Halloween?) and needed to have the piece separate to balance the system so you'd be fairly getting a separate head and headgear/hair piece out of all figure combinations, or else perhaps it was just that whatever rationale existed for affixing the flames was reassessed and dismissed. Alternatively, they're making a minidoll of Disney's Hades and wanted to reuse the flames they already had and that would ask for it to be a multi-purpose element. Lots of possibilities."
The rationale for making it part of the head is pretty clear, the original element is very very thin. Why this was done is a different question. Realistically this new version is a practically a new mould, the sides and front are very different to the original version, but I haven't been able to compare it from every angle. Regardless, this is how it should have been done from the beginning."
It's a different material as well. The old mould used polycarbonate for the clear parts, which is is a harder material. As such, it's more prone to snapping off, especially with thinner pieces. Polycarbonate gave us tougher, clearer parts that were harder to scratch and mar, but at the same time, they were also more inflexible in the sense that they did not bend as easily, and inflexible in the sense that fewer parts could be produced with this material. Polycarbonate also has the unfortunate property of fusing with itself, leading to a frustrating degree of friction.
The new MABS is softer, and has more give. This means it's far easier to scratch, but it also means you can make thin, detailed parts with it, virtually opening up the possiblity to mould the entire Lego parts-catalogue in clear now. It also doesn't bind to itself, meaning building and disassembling clear parts doesn't require a degree of superhuman strength anymore. MABS, unfortunately, isn't always _as_ clear as polycarbonate is, so it can lead to some cloudy parts.
Jury's still out on which material is better, I suppose it depends on what you wish to use it for.
Chagrining an extra $40 on this, and Spidey doesn't even have dual molded legs. Everyone knows Spider-Man has blue boots...
I just want the Eddie Brock. In fact, I may steal the symbiote neck design and put a Venom head on a minifig for our next show. If only there was an official Tom Hardy minifig I could put it on. If only…
@Crux said:
"Jury's still out on which material is better, I suppose it depends on what you wish to use it for."
Well, it certainly does a better job of ticking @AustinPowers off. But someone posted a comment earlier this year suggesting the cloudy look is the result of a mold release compound, and that it can be washed off. Haven’t tried it myself, so I can’t say if this works or not.
@PurpleDave said:
"I just want the Eddie Brock. In fact, I may steal the symbiote neck design and put a Venom head on a minifig for our next show. If only there was an official Tom Hardy minifig I could put it on. If only…"
https://brickset.com/minifigs/sh0062 said:
"You merely adopted the shadowbox! I was born in it, moulded by it! I didn't see the light until I was already a bigfig!"
@PurpleDave: it certainly does, but I'm not the only one who hates the new material with a vengeance, far from it.
Actually, I have yet to meet someone who prefers the new one.
And anyway, I wouldn't mind a new material if it displayed the same properties as the old one.
My Tesla for example has vegan "leather" that to me feels and looks just as good as real leather, maybe even better. It certainly holds up better than the real leather in our other car.
The only property of the new material I take issue with is the hideous milky look versus the crystal clear transparency of the old one.
Very plain and compromised set but I don't believe in 23 years of on-and-off Spider-Man LEGO they've ever done a web-swinging function like that before, that's a great inclusion.
@Crux said:
[[ @PurpleDave said:
[[I just want the Eddie Brock. In fact, I may steal the symbiote neck design and put a Venom head on a minifig for our next show. If only there was an official Tom Hardy minifig I could put it on. If only…]]
https://brickset.com/minifigs/sh0062 said:
[[You merely adopted the shadowbox! I was born in it, moulded by it! I didn't see the light until I was already a bigfig!]]]]
Bigfig? That’s the TLBM version. TDKR only got one minifig. Or in my case, four minifigs (shirtless, vest, sweatshirt, trench coat, all based on outfits he wore in the movie…and the fact that I got five copies of that set).
@AustinPowers:
I like the fact that it’s opened up so many new possibilities for transparent parts, now that they don’t need to run concurrent molds for different materials. I got 2x2 double-jumpers in clear from LUGBulk, and have found so many uses for them. I also got a ton of 1x1 and 1x2 plates with horizontal clips in clear, which I’ve used to make Squirrel Girl’s squirrel army easier to deploy (seriously, setting up 100+ individual squirrels sucks). And I build the sets I buy infrequently enough that I haven’t really had much experience with the new stuff, though I have noticed the difference when comparing the same design in PC vs MABS. If I was buying and displaying every UCS set, or large Icons vehicle, it might bother me more, but I display more than I build, and I build MOCs more than sets these days. I can also think of instances where the hazy look might work for a MOC, like someone washing windows, or my modified 21314 lightwalls (which now I may need to upgrade with MABS parts). And MABS certainly beats the pants off of the old acrylic parts we grew up with, which scratched, broke, yellowed, and turned hazy pretty quickly.
I’ve never liked the exposed stud on a characters head, like Spider-Man. A dome that could fit on like a hat to give his head the right shape would look so much better.
@PurpleDave: see, that's a big difference. I don't MOC and I certainly don't display.
My sets are for my private enjoyment, for exactly the kind of winding down and relaxation that LEGO themselves so often literally mention in their marketing blurbs.
The only MOCing I did was during my childhood / youth. Nowadays I just don't have the time. Maybe when I'm retired.
Anyway, the trans pieces I have from my childhood are largely as crisp and crystal clear as they used to be back then. The only issue I have is that some trans-clear window pieces from LEGOLAND Stadt vehicles have become matte from microscratches over time. But even those can be restored with polish and a bit of elbow grease.
The new material might offer more different pieces in trans colours (none of which are of use to me personally), but on large canopy or window pane pieces (which is what I use trans pieces for) the new milky look is hideous imho. It's exactly the look I hated on early alternative brand sets because it was the only sign that directly revealed that they were not genuine LEGO - milky windows and canopies versus shiny crystal clear ones. Now LEGO trans pieces look like Lepin from then years ago.
@beatnik said:
"Seeing this set announced, my eye like many others I would expect, was immediately caught by the Oscorp sign - glowing green and cutting edge tech-stylie. Oh I thought, how is that done? Too detailed for brick-built and surely too big to be a sticker!
......and low and behold! An enormous sticker.
I generally don't mind too much about stickers, but large ones are tricky (air bubbles, exact placement etc) and this one is a WHOPPER!
I wonder if anyone can say the largest sticker ever encountered?
So humdrum figs in a clearly overpriced and sparsely detailed model, hiding behind flashy stickers. No thanks. Exactly the antithesis of the best of models tournament we've been reading about recently."
Not the biggest. I don’t know if this is the biggest, but check out the sticker sheet for 8682
Thanks for the review! I almost bought this yesterday, but I bought the Going Merry Pirate Ship instead. Seems I made the right choice!
Such a strange kit. Some great features, some nice design elements, but also quite a lot that feels a decade or more old and somehow both penny-pinching and wildly overpriced.
I hope Eddie Brock with lil Venom gets to be in a different, better set. Or even just a magazine cover mount.
Omg, the set itself is not bad if you're looking for a kids one, but for this price... Ew
Should've been a normal big modular. Would've satisfied a lot of people.
But I'm happy with the amount of cool little details and references it has! Won't buy it though.
@lordofdragonss said:
"Amazing set with awful price.
Seriously it's sickning.
Also I dont understand why you said it's "Seriously lacking in detail" It has details in places that are important. All that matters.
Imo the Miles Room should have been standalone set next year.
So happy about that flame piece being removable!"
Seriously?
An amazing set?!
Are you the set designer?!
Of their mother (only a mother could love this!), or their partner / best friend?
That’s the only way you could defend this sparse, hideously overpriced set!!
I don't think it's that bad in a vacuum. It actually reminds me a bit of older sets. For example, the transformation chamber is a great nod to the 2003 4851 The Origins set, and the interior reminds me of stuff that came out ca 2013 like 76005 The Daily Bugle when Super Heroes had only recently began. But next to the other two sets in the same modular system, the general output this decade, and with the price it goes for...
Yeah, definitely should have been better.